Steaming appliance to be attached to bathtubs



Nov. 29, 1927. 1,650,798

. E. LANDER STEAHING APPLIANCE TO BE ATTACHED TO BATHTUBS Filed June 25. 1925 INVENTOR. ERIK LANDER.

Patented Nov. 29, 1927.

issue ERIK LANDER, on OAKLAND, CALIFOR IA.

STEAMING, APPLIANCE TU BE ATIgkCHEDEO BATHTTJ'BS.

Application ar a June 25, 19 25, m ne. sears.

My invention is a steaming appliance to be attached. to an ordinary bathtub by ivhich a person may take a steam bath with only their head exposed outside of the steam chamber formed the bath and the appliance.

An object of "my invention is to provide a covering fora bath which may be tached to the. rim of a bath and allow a person to sit in the bath with their head exposed above the covering and to lezwe their arn'is' free below the bath to manipulate the faucets. In one form of my invention the covering is preferably formed of a rubberized fabric mounted at one end of the bath on awinding roller and positionedso that the covering may be extended andsecured to, the opposite end of the bathby buttons m ey lets and an opening is,fornfied; in the cover r for the neck and an overlapping slit Wlill buttons extends, therefrom a sufficient distance to allow a person to button the coveringsecurely around the neck. I

Inanother form of myappliancethe covering is preferably formed ofone large sheet of rubberized assemthe like, with a series of vacuum cups or other devices by which the person using the steam bath may secure the covering to the rim of the bath. My invention will be more readily understood from the following description and drawings in whichzi Figure 1 is a plan view of bath" if taken in the direction of the arrow l'oi"v Figure 2 showing the covering appliance en tended. I

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of Fig ure 1 on the line E2-2 showing the roller for supporting the cover-i1 sheet and the housing to enclose the roller.

Figure 3 is an alternative form in which the chvering sheet is made in theforn'i of a large loose covering fabric with a series of vacuum cups to be attached to the rim of F the bath.

Figure d is an enlarged detail of the at achment of the vacuum cup to the covering sheet indicating the manner of attaching to the rim of the bath.

Referring particularly to Figures 1 and 2 the bath 1 is shown of a typical form of built-in bath having the usual footend 2 with the water inlet 3 and the Waste 4:, the head of the rim 5 has a seriesofbuttons 6 secured thereto by drilling and threading small holes in the bath and securing the but tons therein; These may be coated with enamel. flhe handles for controlling the Wate mayb aimed on h f t en 20 above thetopof the bath as my appliance is designed to suit substantially any sta11,dardtypepf bath installation.

, spring roller T'vvhich may be ofany standard design is secured in, a canopy :8 whichis shown mounted on the wall 9 or on part of thebath structure ifsuchextends upyvardly.

site ends 10 by end alls 1 Which form the e canopy is closed at oppo mounting for thespring roller. The, apron 11 of the canopy is slightly spacedfro n the upper surface 12 oftherhnof the bath so that a water-proof jsheet13 of rubberized fabric may be drawn out from the canopy to coverthe bath, Aseriesof eyeletsld of the usual type are secured, to the edge of the sheet and are properly positioned toengage the buttonsfi on the end and sides oflthe .b lt l The sheet is provided With a neck opening 15 having preferably secured at, the edge thereof a rim. of resilient rubber. sheeting to ,form a tight fit, indicated by, the numeral 16. i

A slit 17 is formed in the sheet and preferably extends to the side of the bath so that it may be turned completely back to allow a person to step in the bath, sit down, and then clamp the overlappingedges by dome buttons 18, or the like. These may be readily fastened after a person is in the bath as the fabric is sutiiciently flexible for a person to pinch the fasteners together. 7

' For use with baths having the faucet "handles above the rinrl provide pair of slits 19 with. suflicient over-lap of the material so that the hands may be extended through the openings. to manipulate the handles. These may afterwards be closed with dome or similar buttonsQO.

The manner of utilizing my steaming appliance of Figures 1 and 2 maybe substantially as follows: The person using the steam bath mayeextend the sheet covering as above described and then after sitting in the bath buttoning the covering snugly around the neck, or a person may first sit in the bath and then'pull the covering'over and around them, andafter securing the head end and the sides buttoning the neckopening into snug position. The manner of steaming ones self Would be obvious, that is, either a person may flow hot Water into the bath at as high atemperature as they can stand, or

ing the vacuum cup from the fabric. sides and ends 25 of the sheet are preferably the waste pipe 4 may be left open and the hot water allowed to run out of the bath with a dam formed by a towel and thus allow the steam from scalding water to fill the bath.

In the construction shown in Figures 3 and 45 the covering sheet 21 is formed of a large piece of impervious or rubberized fabric and has a series of vacuum cups 22 secured by studs 23with a separator 24 spac- The suificiently. long to drape over the rim of the bath and hang down the sides. 4

The appliance of Figures 3 and 4 would have a. neck opening and hand slots similar to the construction of Figures 1 and 9..

ting up straight.

It is obvious that the covering may be considerably modified in construction and manner of fastening toa bath in order to conform to the great variety of bath structures now in use. Moreover with the rolling type otcovering it may be secured at either end of the bath and pulled out to the other end, fastening at the end and sides or only at the end. A pleasing installation is to secure the roller to the'side of the bath for a. builtin bath installation and to have a long roller substantially the length of the bath with a Wide sheet which may be drawn out to attach to the opposite side of the bath and to the ends. Other changes in design will be more or less obvious.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A steaming appliance for a bath comprising in combinationa bath tub and covering sheet, a housing at one end of the bath to contain the sheet, means to secure the edges of the sheet to the rim of a bath, said sheet having an opening therein adapted to fit snugly around a persons neck.

A steaming appliance for a bath comprising in combination a bath tub, a roller secured at one end or side of the bath tub, a sheet of fabric wound on said roller, means to clamp the edges of the sheet to the rim of the bath tub, said sheet having an opening therein adapted to be secured snugly around a persons neck, said roller being of the spring type adapted to wind in the sheet, and

a canopy enclosing the roller, the sheet hav- I ing eyelets positioned on its edges adapted to be secured to buttons on the rim of the bath tub.

In testimony whereof I afi'ix my signature.

ERIK LANDERI ill 

